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Girl Reading

1883
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Girl Reading
  • Artist: Robert Frederick Blum (American, Cincinnati, Ohio 1857–1903 New York)
  • Date: 1883
  • Medium: Etching (and drypoint?)
  • Dimensions: sheet: 12 7/8 x 9 7/16 in. (32.7 x 24 cm)
    plate: 1 15/16 x 2 3/8 in. (4.9 x 6.1 cm)
    image: 1 15/16 x 2 3/8 in. (4.9 x 6.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of the Cincinnati Museum Association, 1906; Transfered from the Library, 1921
  • Object Number: 06.1.16
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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